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Discipline

Dec. 27, 2006

Law School Ethics Are No Match for a Real-World Conundrum

FORUM COLUMN - By Nora Quinn - Like everyone else I took ethics in law school. I then taught it for a couple of semesters, which was even more educational because by then I'd been through enough edgy, confusing situations that I was starting to appreciate the importance of the ethics rules. But let's face it, there is little guidance in them for the truly challenging ethical considerations that come up in your practice.

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By Nora Quinn
     
      Like everyone else I took ethics in law school. I then taught it for a couple of semesters, which was even more educational because by then I'd been through enough edgy, confusing situations that I was starting to appreciate the importance of the ethics rules. But let's face it, there is little guidance in them for the truly challenging ethical considerations that ...

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